基于二维材料MXene的仿神经突触忆阻器的制备和长/短时程突触可塑性的实现

兼具长时程可塑性与短时程可塑性的电子突触被认为是类脑计算系统的重要基础.将一种新型二维材料MXene应用到忆阻器中,制备了基于Cu/MXene/SiO_2/W的仿神经突触忆阻器.结果表明, Cu/MXene/SiO_2/W忆阻器成功实现了稳定的双极性模拟阻态切换,同时成功模拟了生物突触短时程可塑性的双脉冲易化功能和长时程可塑性的长期增强/抑制行为,其中双脉冲易化的易化指数与脉冲间隔时间相关. Cu/MXene/SiO_2/W忆阻器的突触仿生特性,归功于MXene辅助的Cu离子电导丝形成与破灭的类突触响应机理.由于Cu/MXene/SiO_2/W忆阻器兼具长时程可塑性与短时程可塑性,其在突触仿生电子学和类脑智能领域将会具有巨大的应用前景.     

First-principles study of structural and opto-electronic characteristics of ultra-thin amorphous carbon films

Most amorphous carbon(a-C)applications require films with ultra-thin thicknesses;however,the electronic structure and opto-electronic characteristics of such films remain unclear so far.To address this issue,we developed a theoretical model based on the density functional theory and molecular dynamic simulations,in order to calculate the electronic structure and opto-electronic characteristics of the ultra-thin a-C films at different densities and temperatures.Temperature was found to have a weak influence over the resulting electronic structure and opto-electronic characteristics,whereas density had a significant influence on these aspects.The volume fraction of sp3 bonding increased with density,whereas that of sp2 bonding initially increased,reached a peak value of 2.52 g/cm³,and then decreased rapidly.Moreover,the extinction coefficients of the ultra-thin a-C films were found to be density-sensitive in the long-wavelength regime.This implies that switching the volume ratio of sp2 to sp3 bonding can effectively alter the transmittances of ultra-thin a-C films,and this can serve as a novel approach toward photonic memory applications.Nevertheless,the electrical resistivity of the ultra-thin a-C films appeared independent of temperature.This implicitly indicates that the electrical switching behavior of a-C films previously utilized for non-volatile storage applications is likely due to an electrically induced effect and not a purely thermal consequence.     

Fabrication and investigation of ferroelectric memristors with various synaptic plasticities

In the post-Moore era, neuromorphic computing has been mainly focused on breaking the von Neumann bottlenecks. Memristors have been proposed as a key part of neuromorphic computing architectures, and can be used to emulate the synaptic plasticities of the human brain. Ferroelectric memristors represent a breakthrough for memristive devices on account of their reliable nonvolatile storage, low write/read latency and tunable conductive states. However, among the reported ferroelectric memristors, the mechanisms of resistive switching are still under debate. In addition, there needs to be more research on emulation of the brain synapses using ferroelectric memristors. Herein, Cu/PbZr_0.52Ti_0.48O₃ (PZT)/Pt ferroelectric memristors have been fabricated. The devices are able to realize the transformation from threshold switching behavior to resistive switching behavior. The synaptic plasticities, including excitatory post-synaptic current, paired-pulse facilitation, paired-pulse depression and spike time-dependent plasticity, have been mimicked by the PZT devices. Furthermore, the mechanisms of PZT devices have been investigated by first-principles calculations based on the interface barrier and conductive filament models. This work may contribute to the application of ferroelectric memristors in neuromorphic computing systems.     

基于蛋清栅介质的超低压双电层薄膜晶体管

新一代环保、生物兼容性电子功能器件受到了广泛关注.本文采用具有高质子导电特性的天然鸡蛋清作为耦合电解质膜制备双电层薄膜晶体管,该薄膜晶体管以氧化铟锡导电玻璃为衬底和底电极,以旋涂法制备的鸡蛋清为栅介质,以磁控溅射沉积的氧化铟锌为沟道和源漏电极.实验结果表明,这种基于鸡蛋清的栅介质具有良好的绝缘性,并能在其与沟道界面处形成巨大的双电层电容,从而使得该类晶体管具有超低工作电压（1.5 V）、低亚阈值（164 mV/dec）、大电流开关比（2.4×10⁶）和较高的饱和区场效应迁移率（38.01 cm²/（V· s））.这种以天然鸡蛋清为栅介质的超低压双电层TFTs有望应用于新型生物电子器件及低能耗便携式电子产品.     

新型Ti3C2 MXene的化学制备及基于MXene忆阻器特性与机理

阻变器件是一种微电子器件,具有阻值可在两个甚至两个以上的阻态之间重复变化的特点。忆阻器作为新型的阻变器件,具有可连续变化的丰富阻态。近年来因其具备简单的二端结构、高集成度以及低工作电压等特性,在新型非易失性存储以及构建神经形态系统等方面被广泛研究。但其在实现应用的过程中仍存在着稳定性较差等问题。近期一些工作证明了二维材料如氧化石墨烯在优化忆阻器性能方面具备良好的应用潜力。MXene是一种具备类似石墨烯结构的新型二维过渡金属碳/氮化物,因其具备二维层状结构显现出特殊的力学以及电学特性,有望应用于忆阻器中以提高器件的电学性能。在本文中,我们通过化学湿法刻蚀制备了Ti₃C₂粉末,通过旋涂工艺在忆阻器结构中引入Ti₃C₂薄膜。Ti₃C₂ MXene与SiO₂同时作为忆阻器阻变层,制备了Cu/Ti₃C₂/SiO₂/W结构的忆阻器,并且对其相关电学特性进行了探究。在该器件上,通过实验测得忆阻器典型的开关特性曲线并在双向直流电压下针对高、低阻态的可重复性、稳定性进行了实验。结果表明该器件能够在100个扫描循环过程中保持稳定的高、低阻态达到10⁴ s以上。同时,该器件状态能够受脉冲电压调节,实现突触间典型的双脉冲易化行为。实验结果表明基于Ti₃C₂ MXene的忆阻器将有望应用于构建新兴存储设备以及人工神经形态系统。